Story Card Sunday: Hi Flower

Hi all!

It's time for another installment of Story Card Sunday.

This week's Story Card would look great on a greeting card. It would also work in a pocket page or on a traditional scrapbook page. Let me show you how to make one like it.

Start by cutting a base card with the Story Card dies. You'll also want to cut a flower with the Love Flower steel dies and a couple letters with the Home Town Lowercase Alphabet dies. (Want your letters to really pop? Cut them from craft foam rather than cardstock.)

Adhere the flower and letters to the Story Card. Use them plain or add a little extra detail by spritzing the Story Card with spray mist or sponging ink along the edges of the Story Card.

Tie a twine through a button and adhere it to the Story Card.

Yes! This week's was an easy one! You agree? Tune in next week to learn how to make an all new Story Card. Hope to see you then.

In Need of Stamping Inspiration? Jill Has Got You Covered!

In need of some inspiration for your next card? We've got special guest Jill Hawkins here again today with a couple cards to get your creative juices flowing!

On your mark. Get set. Get ready to be inspired. Up first is this beauty!

(With Love by Jill Hawkins. Created with the Sending Smiles stamp set and Heart Strings and Memo Pad Card dies.)

Ooh la la! This card just screams fun. Don't you love all the fun elements? Jill created lots of movement by cutting several strings of hearts with the Heart Strings dies and arranging them together. To make them a little more interesting, she decorated some of them with different colors of hearts.

So fun! And speaking of fun, here's one more card from Jill.

(The Struggle by Jill Hawkins. Created with Say What and Measure Up stamp sets and Clipboard steel dies.)

Sometimes, you want to encourage someone to keep up the good work. This card would be a good one for that. 

Look really close at Jill's red background paper. Is it a printed paper? Nope. She created it herself by stamping the rulers from the Measure Up stamp set over and over again. Great idea!

And what a fun touch! She made the stamped sentiment pop by adding a die-cut star to it. Well done, Jill! Well done!

Stop by the blog again next Thursday to see two more cards she made with Technique Tuesday's products. Hope to see you then!

 

A Pretty Handmade Card from Daniela

Looking for some inspiration for the next card you make? Check out this beauty by Daniela Dobson.

How pretty! Daniela has such a knack of mixing together different products and design elements in a pleasing way! 

Check out those number tabs to the left of the butterfly. Pre-made? Nope. She made them with the Today Tabs stamp set. She simply stamped the tabs on cardstock and then used her scissors to fussy cut them. Then she used them just like any decoration on a card or scrapbook page. 

And how about butterfly?! Rather than cutting the Hello Butterfly from plain old cardstock, Daniela cut it from patterned paper. This is a great way to add a little visual interest to a project. 

Come Take a Workshop in Anaheim on April 7 - 9th!

Calling all Southern California paper crafters! Are you ready to learn new paper crafting techniques and make some great projects? Come take our workshops at the Anaheim Scrapbook Expo. Plus if you sign up now, you'll receive a FREE pass from Scrapbook Expo to the vendor fair. Registration will be closing soon so sign up TODAY!

Gold is a hot trend in fashion and home décor and paper crafting, too. In this workshop, gold paper, gold glitter, gold paint, and even gold ink take center stage. Each class participant will receive a You Are a Star stamp set that is yours to keep. That stamp set is only available when you take this class. You'll also have chances to win Technique Tuesday products. Plus you will receive a coupon you can use at the show and an email coupon for your next order on our website.

Register now for Join the Gold Rush - Thursday

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Hip hip hooray! Happy Birthday! Congrats! What are you celebrating this year? During this class you will learn 7 masking techniques plus many stamping and paper crafting tips you'll use over and over again at home. Your class kit includes the exclusive Block Party stamp set you can only get when you take this class. During class, you will have a chance to win Technique Tuesday products. You'll leave class with 5 cards plus coupons you can use in the booth or on the Technique Tuesday website.

Register now for Time to Celebrate - Saturday

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Not able to attend the show but want to take a class? Check out our online classes!

 

FLASH SALE + a New Tips and Techniques Video!

Are you keeping "tabs" on what's happening in your life? Whether you are a planner, list maker, or memory keeper, you are going to want to check out the two new sets of tab dies and the coordinating sets of stamps. You can see them in action in today's video including lots of ideas for mixing and matching the tab stamps and dies!

 

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Our CFO, Tena, noticed several products that are overstocked so she decided it's time for a flash sale. Check out our sale page for discounts of 25 to 50% including many items that have never been discounted before! Tena says these deals are too good to last long so the sale ends on Tuesday.

PS. Looking for today's Story Card Sunday tutorial! It will be back again next week! Hope to see you then!

Beep! Beep! You Are Going To LOVE These Cards!

Hello, Technique Tuesday friends. We've got special guest Jill Hawkins here again today with two great cards featuring the Favorite Human stamp set.

Get ready to be... beep, beep... inspired!

(Talk Nerdy by Jill Hawkins. Made with the Favorite Human stamp set.) 

Goodness gracious! Talk about a fun, fun, fun card! Imagine giving this one to your favorite fella or your super techie kiddo!

Jill created her fun patterned paper by taking one of the robots from Favorite Human and stamping it over and over.

To make one of the robots stand out, she added wiggle eyes. Talk about a fun enhancement! 

Speaking of fun, here's another card from Jill.

 (Heart Beep by Jill Hawkins. Made with the Favorite Human stamp set and Clipboard dies.)

 

Look really close at the back and you'll see she again made a patterned paper with one of the stamp set's robots. Coloring not your thing? This is a totally great way to use stamps you'd often color in.

What a pair of cards from Jill! We'll have her back again next Thursday! Hope you'll come on back too! 

Come Take a Technique Tuesday Workshop in Pleasanton March 4 - 5th!

Are you ready to learn new paper crafting techniques and make some great projects? Come take our workshops at the Pleasanton Scrapbook Expo. Plus if you sign up now, you'll receive a FREE pass from Scrapbook Expo to the vendor fair. Registration will be closing soon so sign up TODAY!

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Gold is a hot trend in fashion and home décor and paper crafting, too. In this workshop, gold paper, gold glitter, gold paint, and even gold ink take center stage. Each class participant will receive a You Are a Star stamp set that is yours to keep. That stamp set is only available when you take this class. You'll also have chances to win Technique Tuesday products. Plus you will receive a coupon you can use at the show and an email coupon for your next order on our website.

Register now for Join the Gold Rush - Friday 

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Hip hip hooray! Happy Birthday! Congrats! What are you celebrating this year? During this class you will learn 7 masking techniques plus many stamping and paper crafting tips you'll use over and over again at home. Your class kit includes the exclusive Block Party stamp set you can only get when you take this class. During class, you will have a chance to win Technique Tuesday products. You'll leave class with 5 cards plus coupons you can use in the booth or on the Technique Tuesday website.

Register now for Time to Celebrate - Saturday

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Can't go to the show? Visit our website to see what's new or find even more project ideas and inspiration!

Story Card Sunday: Golden Butterfly

Hi everyone! 

It is Sunday, which means we've got another Story Card Sunday tutorial for you. If you like bling or butterflies, you are going to love this week's card.

It was easy to make with Technique Tuesday's clear stamps and steel dies. Let me show you how you can make one like it.

Start by cutting a base card with the Memo Pad Card dies and a large circle from the Circles dies. You'll also want to cut a butterfly with the Hello Butterfly dies from toner paper. 

Now it's time to make the butterfly shine. Set heat-sensitive foil on top of it. Run it through a laminator machine. You'll end up with something like this.

Don't have any toner paper? Consider using a glitter or metallic paper instead.

Place the butterfly on the circle. 

Randomly place gold string or thread behind the circle. 

Adhere the circle to the base card.

Stamp a sentiment. I'm using a sentiment from the Today Tabs stamp set.

Complete the Story Card by adding a few gems or sequins to it! 

That's it for this week's Story Card. Hope to see you again next Sunday.

Cute Handmade Cards from Jill

Hi all!

In need of some inspiration for your next handmade card? You are in luck! We've got special guest Jill Hawkins here on the blog with two more great cards.

On your mark. Get set. Get ready to be inspired.

(Beary Much by Jill Hawkins. Created with the Memo Pad Card steel dies and Beary Sweet, Bird Friends and Lots of Dots stamp sets.)

Talk about a sweet card! Don't you just the combination of the bear with the hearts?! 

And how about the stack of paper?! Jill cut two pieces of paper with the Memo Pad Card dies, stacked them on top of each other and stitched them together with her sewing machine. So fun!

If you thought that last card Jill's first card was sweet, I think you are going to this one is tweet! 

(Bird Day by Jill Hawkins. Created with the Bird Friends and Smirthday stamp sets.)

So tweet indeed! Get it? Wink! 

Jill created the cutest scene by combining the birds from Bird Friends with a balloon from Smirthday. Adding a balloon to the little bird's tail? Absolute fun! 

How about a round of applause for Jill? She'll be back again next Thursday with a couple more cards to share with you. Hope to see you then!

PS. Want to see more inspiring cards from Jill? Check out this post here!

5 Easy Steps to an Extra Special Gift Card!

Want to give a love note to your sweetheart? How about a classier way to give cash to the sophisticated bride and hip groom? Or do you enjoy the convenience of giving gift cards but want to make them a little special? In this video, Bev will show you how to add a pull strip pocket to your cards in 5 easy steps with the Flair Pull Strip die.

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Have you seen the new February stamp sets and dies? See them all on our website or watch this month's new release video!